Bottling-machine.



ADOLPH SCHNEIDER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOTTLING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 12., 1910.

Appncaun measepmber aa, 190s. serieu no. 335,787.

To all whom 'tmay concern: l

Be it known that I, ADoLPi-rSoi-mnmnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottling-Machines, of which the following is a spec1cation.

It is desirable, in bottling or packaging liquids of a foaming nature, that foaming should be prevented, and in the bott-ling of aerated liquids generali the full charge of carbonic acid gas shoul be maintained and .retained in the liquid after being bottled,

so that the liquid, when used, willbe under thelinfluence of the gas.

The' object of the present invention is to construct a machine by the use of which.the foaming of charged liquids will be prevented practically, and the liquid will receive and retain-the full charge of carbonio acid gas; to construct a machine for bottling liquids having 'a fixed tank for vthe liquids and carbonic'acid4 gas, and a revoluble carrier located and operating below the liquid tank, and having a plurality of passages for escaping carbonic acid as into the bottle or packagemndfor illing the bottle or package with liquid after the admission ofI earb'onic acid gas to the bottle or package; to 30 create a vacuum inthe bottle or package prior to theadmission thereinto of the carbonieacid gas and liquid; to lfurnish a revoluble carrier supporting a plurality'of filling devices and bottle or package supports, and having afpassage for carbonio acid gas and a assage or liquid, both in'comlnunication with the bottle fillingldevice; to furnish a standard carrying a fixed su ply tank :For the .liquid at its upper end and) supporting a revoluble carrier with a plurality of bottle filling' devices thereon, said' standard having a passage in communication with a pas.

Sage' in the carrierio-r creating a vacuum 1n the bottleo'r' package; to furnish a supporting standard having -a liquid-containing 'tank fixed on -its4 upper end and having 'a passage for 'su plying liquid to the tank and supporting be ow the tank arevoluble carrier with bottlef or package-filling devices '50 thereon; to :furnish a regulator for the pressure Vcontrolled, by the height of the vliquid in the filling-tank through' the medium of a ioat; 4to improve the construction and operation ofthe regulator f or the pressure,vin the filling tank; and tojimprove generally the construction, arrangement and operation of ',the several elements yentering into the bottling machine 'as a whole.v The invention eonsistsin the features ofV construction and combination of parts hereinafter described .and claimed.

In the'drawings Figure 1 is a sectional elevation -of the machine vor appara-tus as a whole; Fig. 2 a 4cross section on line 2 of Fig.

end 'of the standard carrying'the tank or receptacle, and the revolubl'e carrier for the iilling valves, with the passages in the end oi the standard for the 'carboniclacid'gas and liquid and with the passages in the carrier for eiect-ing a vacuum in and supplying carbonio acidgas to the bottle or package; Fig. 3 a cross section on line 3 of Fig. 1, showing the upper end of thestandard supporting the liquid tank or receptacle, and the revoluble and the passages in .the standard for discharging the liquid, and the passages in the carrier for admitting liquid tothe bottle or package; Fig. 4 a cross section also on line 2 of Fig. 1 showing the discharge pipe and the passagesaround vthe pipe in the standard supporting the liquid tank or receptacle, and showing alsoA a circular out-line for the revoluble carrier, and in ldotted lines the' several positions of the passage for creatingva Avacuum' inthe bottle .or package and admitting carbonicacid gasto the bottle; Fig. 5 a vertical sectional elevation of the upper end of the standard showing the passage for caracid gas -in the a top or plan View. of the `standard on which the tank'or receptacle is fixedly mounted, and on which 'the bottle carrier is revolubly inounted,.showing the various ports and passages for creating a vacuum, supplying carbonio acid gas, discharging liquid and ventingcarbonic-acid gas.

The apparatus or-machine, in the construe-- tion show-i1, has a ybase 1 consisting of a head 2, legs 3, and a rim 4 at the bottom which connects the lower ends of the'legs. Asta-ndard 5 has its lowerend 6 inserted and' fixedly held -in the head 2 of the base, and the tapered.V The standard at the upper end thereof has a passa-ge 8, which o ens through a n-ipple`9 'on the exterior of t e standard', which nipple receives a coupling 10 for aitta-ohing a liquid supply pipe .11, leading from 1 showing the liquid supply tube, the'upper Iboni@ acid gas, the passage for the liquid, and the vent Kpassaoe for an excess of carbonio bottle or packageg-'and Flg. 6

carrier, with the supply tube for the liquid,

upper endlo this .standard is cylindrical'ly 'n a suitable source'of liquid supply not shown.

' The upper end of the passage 8 1s in communication withl a short tube 12 entered into the end of the standard and having its delivery end projectedinto the chamber, of the liquid tank or receptacle for supplying liquid to the chamber of the tank orreceptacle. The liqud'tank or receptacle 13 on its bottom has a riin or flange 14, which screw threads onto the `upper-fend 7 of the standard, fixedly mounting and sup orting the liquid tank or receptacle 13 in p ace on fthe upper end of the standard. Af cover 15 is hinged or'otherwise fastened to the tank `or receptacle;and,as shown, between the abutting faces o f the tank Vor receptacle and the cover is a packing 16, so as to make an `air-'andgas-tight joint for the chamber 17 formed by the tank or receptacle' and cover, into which chamber the liquid andV carbonio acid gas are discharged.

A carrier 18, having a hub or bearing 19 with a tapered openin correspondin to the taper of the upper en 7 of the stan ard, is

mounted on'the tapered end ofthe standard.

so as to be reeto revolve. The under face of the revoluble ,carrierV 18 has therein la plus `rality of screw threaded holes 20, each lof which receives a` screw-threaded boss or wall Vthe upper end owhich isin communication with the liquid passage 24 of the plug, and

the lower end of -which has a dischargeport 21 on a shell or casing 22 for attaching the shells lor 'casings` to the revolublecarrier. Each l shell or casing," iny the construction shown, carries a valve plug 23 in which is a liquid passage 24 communicatingwith a liquid passage 25 thewall of the shell or' casing, and the' plug hasan' annular passage Y 26 which communicates with a passage 27 1n'- the Abody of the plug, and the latter' assagecommunicates with a of the shell or casing. s v- The valve 23 carries a filling tube 2 9,

passage 28 in Ve wall or opening 30; *and at the upper end of the filling tube is a-port" or' opening 31 which 1s 1n communication with a passage inthe illing'tube not shown, which last named' passage opens throughl the llin y:tube by a port or ope`ning`32 so that car onic acid gas from the annular passage 24-can `pass through' the ports or openings 31 and 32 andl enter the bottle, when the filling tube is Within' the bottle. Arclosing cap '33 Vfor the u per end Vof *the bott-le is carried by the ii hng tube, and this cap has a stem 34 which screw threads into the valve plugand passes through a slo t` 35 in the shell or casing 22 of the valve, so as 'to permit la limited swing' of the filling tube in entering the bottle thereon and withdrawing the 'bottle therea. forlr36, pivotally supported' by a bar 37 `attached to the shell or. casing 4of` the fillingy valve, in the construction shown, 4and the valve.

fork isv held under a'tension by a spring 38 between the rear end of the fork and 'the' has its lower end entered into the end 7 of the stand-ard 'or upright; and, as shown,

the upper end of-the pipe 39 projects above the plane of the top ed'ge of theliquid tank or receptacle. is in communication with a 'passage 40 in the upper end oi the standard and laterally extending to the periphery of the standard.,`

as shown in Figs. 1, 2 vand 4; and this paspipe 39. projects upward within the,`

Thelower end of the pipe 39 sage 40 is in alinementwith a plurality of radial passages 41 in the revoluble carrier 18. A radial passage 41 is' provided for each filling valve, and at its outer end each radial passage 40 1s in communication with 7 the passage 28 in the wall of the shell or casing 22 ofthe illingvalve,v as shown in.

of the liqui tank or receptacle can ilow into a bottle or package, when lthe passa e 41 of `the inlling valve is in position -to e in ce4 Figs. l1.and 2, so that carbonio acid gas' from the utpper section of thechamber 1-7 communication with the passage 40 of the standard, and the valve plug 23 ofthe filling valve is turned so that the passage 27 therein will'be -in communication with lthe passagev 28 in the wall of the shell 'or casing 'ofthe The end 7 of the' standardffor upright around the tube 12 has a passage or chain'- ico ber 42, which, as shown, extends one-half around the circumference ofthe tube, and this y within the end 7 ofthe standard or passage or 4chamber. 42 extends :downupright and is 'in'communication -with afv j passage '43, extending laterally to the pe# ripher of the standard or upright; 'and .successively brought 'into communicationfas" the" carrier 1s revolved. A radial passagex 44 is provided' for 'each filling valve", and each passageI 44l is .in communication with the passa e '25 in the shell 'or casing of its filling va ve. The li uid supplied 4to the ile witht is'passage 43a plurality'of radial passages 44'in the revoluble carrier 18 are, 4

tank or receptacle, in t e-chamb'er 17 thereof, by the supply tube r12 from the passage '8 and lead'pipe 11,'entersj4 the passage or chamber 42, an'dwhen'a radial 'passage 44 is brought into `c'onrununication with4 the valve is turned to establish communication between the passages 24 and 425, \as `shown n Eig. 1, I liquid will; dschar e fromthe tank or 'receptacle into 'the `botte or' passage through rhesus-11 tubeae, gradually ailing .the bottle :or pac age 'with tlief liquid, forlateral passage 43 'and theplug 2:3' of a filling the liquid to be impregnated with the carbonio acid gas previously supplied to the bottle or package; and the filling of the bottle with the liquid will drive the carbonic acid gas back into the tank or receptacle through the pipe 39, which thus becomes an inductionv and eduction pipe for the carbonio acid. gas. I

lA hose or pipe is attached by a coupling 46 to a nipple or boss 47 on the standard v5, and through the nipple orboss and extending laterally into the standard or upright is a passage 48 which communicates with th lower end otz a vertical passage 49 in the standard `or upright, the upper end` oi which passage 49 opens to the periphery of the standard or upright. as shown in F ig. 1, so as to have the radial passages 41 successively brought into communication with thepassage 49, as the carrier 18 is revolved. The end 7 of the standard or upright 5 has therein a vertical passage 50, the lower end of which opens to the atmosphere at the periphery of the standard or upright, and the upper end of Which opens to the periphery of the standard or upright in the plane of the passages 41, so that as the carrier 18 is revolved the passages 41 will be successively brought into communication with the passage 50 and vent any excess of. carbonio acid gas, remaining-in the filled bottle or package, to theatmosphere. I

The pipe or hose 45, as shown, is in two sections, and the adjoining ends of the sections are connected together by a T coupling. 51 having .a controlling valve 52 therein.

The T coupling has attached thereto a hose or tube 53, theupper end of which is attached to a pipe or tube 54 by a coupling 55, and the-inner end\ of the tube or pipe 54 is entered through the Wall 'of the tank orl receptacle 13, so as to be in communicationY with the chamber l17, and, as sho-wn, the

communication is 'controlled by a valve 56 in the tube 54 or in any other suitable'man'- ner. The plug of the v alve 52 of the T coupling 51 has a two-way plug bv which communication can be established direct be; y tween the two sections'of the hosev or pipe 45 and shut-off from the hose or pipe 53,'or communication can be shut of between the two sections of the pipe 45 and communication established between the outer section of the hose or pipe 45, and the vhose or pipe 53,

as maybe required in the operation of the apparatus or machine.

The outer section ofthe pipe 45 leads (to and is in communication with a vacuum' pump 57, and, as shown, the vacuum Ipump is operated from a.v suit-able motor 58, such,

. for instance, as ,a compressed air motor,

which motor 'operates a vibrat'able .armi 59 engaging a collar orstop 60 on the piston lbratio'ns or movementsof t -pipe 45 has a direct communication with theY vacuum pump or the pipe 53 has communication with the vacuum pump.

Thecover 15 of the liquid tank or receptacle-has entered the'reonto to be in communication with the chamber 17, a venting pipe 62 having a valve 63 by 'which the communication is controlled, and the pipe furnishes the means for venting carbonio acid gas from the chamber 17 yof the liquid tank or receptacle 18, when the apparatus or machine is not in use for lfilling bottles or packages. f

A regulating valve is mounted on the cover -15 of the tank or receptacle. valve has a shell or casing (54 inclosing a chamber 65, from which leads a passage 66 through a nipple 67, to which nipple is connected a hose or pipe 68 by a coupling69, and the hose or pipe 68 leads from a suit-able source of carbonic acid. gas supply not-'shown so that carbonio acid gas from the source oii supply can enterthe chamber of the regulating valve. A passage 70 leads fromthe chamber 65 through a nipple 71, and a coupling 72 on the nipple connects a tube or pipe 73 with the passage 70, and the tube or pipe 73 is entered through the wallf'of the cover so as to -be in communication vwith the vchamber 17 of the liquid tank or receptacle;

and, as shown, communication through the pipe 73 is controlledby a valve 74 'm' the pipe, which valve controls communication between the regulating valve and the tanker receptacle.

A float 75 is located in the chamber 17 ot the tankA or receptacle and is carried by a This A stem 7 6- pivotally supported `from a'pendant A 77 and having its upper end pivotallyv con nected with a valve stem 78, at the end of which valve stem is a valve 79 located and operating in a chamber 8() which 1s 1n oo m muication by a port or passage 81 with thechamber 650i the regulating valve. The

to the cover, and, as shown,v the ring nut the stem -of the fioat. The chamber 80 has direct communication with the chamber 17 of the tank or receptacleby a passage S6 in the plug 83, as shown 1n Fig. '1., allowing of the escape or passage-of cal'bouic aci gas intofthe-chamber 8O and out, theretromwhen the' valve 7 9 ,opens the port or .passage .85"ca-rries the Apendant 77 which supports i and'shutting` oli the iow of carbonic lacid gas `fr omthe chamber 65 through the passagel When the valve 79 is closed, shown in Fig. f1. Theconstruction 'shown' has alsight glass 87 for inspecting the chair berl17 of the tank or receptacle when necesr Theo eration isas follows: Air is eX-4 i hausted rom the tank or receptacle lprelimi- 'toi .fand 4iquid into the tank or receptacle,4 and v4naril 4to the admission of carbonic acid gas this-vacuum for the tank or receptaclel i's fjcreated byl establishing ycommunication be- "Tia,

tween vthechamber 17 of the liquid tank or receptacle, with the cover 15- down and tihtly; closed, which communication is es-` lished by means of the outer sectionof i the pipe 45 and the pipe 53, with .thervalve of the coupling closed against direct communication between the two sectionsof the pipe 45; and when this communication is established the vacuum pump 57 is started and air exhausted fromthe chamber 17 of the tank'or receptacle, creatingV a vacuum therein. After the vacuum yis established in the chamber 17 the vacuum pump is stopped vided between the'source o and` communication through the pipe 53 'is closed, between the pump and the chamber 17, 1

for the purpose ofadmitting carbonic acid gas into the chamber, Withthe chamber in a condition of. vacuo. The admission 'of carbonic acid gas into the chamber is c'ontinued until the desired pressure is reached,

. s which pressure is lower than the pressureof 35 the admitted liquid, and when' the chamber 17 is charged with carbonic acid gasto the required pressure, liquid is admitted to the chamber 17 of the tank or receptacle against the pressure of the carbonic acid gas.` The lquid is discharged into the" chamber `17 of the tank or receptacle vand ,fills such cham- Aber to the limit of "the compression of the the filling tubes and is suspended inposi' tion by the fork 36, with f its inner end tightly pressed' against the .packing of the closing capfon the filling tube, at which 6 time the receptacle carrier or table, carryingthefjlling 'valves and their filling tubes, isin position for the vent passage to be in 4communication With the bottle and the' external air, when the filling" valve is: in the osition shown` on the right handr side of .55, iig. `1.v The carrier 18, as it is revolved, l

carries the filling valve, the filling tube and the bottle, around for the passage 41 to be create a vacuum inthe bottle or'package so that: the bottle or"p'ackage is free, practically, from air. The further revolving of the carrier 18 carries the bottle around and brings the passa e 41, which is incommunication with-the ottle by means of the an'- nular'passage 26, passages 27 and 28,and Vports 31 and 32 ofthe filling p tube into communication with the latera passage '31, so that carbonicacid gas Will flow through the tube 39 from the upper section ofthe chamber 17 into the bottle, charging the bottle With a supply of carbonic acid gas under an equal pressure with the gas in the chamber 17, and the admitted carbonic acid gas Will furnish the charge of' gas to be `taken up by the lliquidv so as to lmpre ate the liquid with the required amount o carbonic acld gas.' The further revolving of the carrier 18 maintains the passages `for admitting, carbonic acidV gas into the bottle into communjication with the pipe 39, and also brings p the chamber or Vpassage 40k with its lateral passage 43 into communication with the passage 44 of the filling valve having 'the bottleorpackage thereon, and into communication with the passage 25' of the filling valve, so that liquid will flow irom the 4chamber 17 of the tank or receptacle through the filling tube 29 into the bottle. The admitted liquid v vill take up or absorb the requisite' amount of carbonic acid gas `for impregnating the liquid, and in addition c the gradual filling of the bottle or package with the liquid will drive on? any excess ofl carbonic. acid gas lthrough `the passages. into the pipel39 for return to the upper section ofthe chamberlf? of the tank or receptacle.

The iniow of the liquid into the bottle orl packa'ge,` will continue until they passage 44 of the filling valve having the bottle thereon is carriedout .of communication with the lateral assage 43,\shutting off the supply of liqui tothebottle or package. The fur-4 therrevolv-ing ofthe carrier 18 carries the passa e 41-'out740f communication with the latera vpassage 40,' shutting oi' communication with the pipe 39 andthe consequent venting ofpcarbonic acid gas back into the chamber 17 of the tank or receptacle, and bringing the passage 41 having communication with the filling valve into communication with the vent passa e50 so as to vent any excess of carbonic acid gas over what 1s required, andv which remains 1n the bottle, to the atmosphere. The bottle is then removed from the filling valve and tube and sealed, so that the bottle or package will be completely filled With the liquid and the liquid will be fully charged with the carbonic acid gas.

After a bottle has been lled and removed, a new bottle is placed in position, taking the place of the 'removed bottle, and the operation continued.` It is to be understood that in operation a bottle or package is to be placed on a lling tube that isempty, and each s. filling tube as its filling valve is brought into communication -vv'ith the carbonie acid gas, charges the bottlevon the filling tubeqWith carbonio acid gas rst, and this charging of the bottle With carbonio acid gas takes place after a vacuum has been established in the bottle or package. liquid flows into the bottle against the pressure of the carbonio acid gas therein, and this-liquid, as it gradually fills the bottle, will force the excess of carboiiic acid gas back into the tank'. It Will thus be seen that bottles or packages, by means of thisvn'iachine or apparatus, are successively brought into a condition of vacuum, charged with carbonio acid gas, filled With the liquidl and removed successively until the required number of bottles or packages'have been filled.

The various operations of creating a vacuum and charging carbonio acid gas into the fthe' liquid in the chambero bottle, filling the liquid into the bottle, es-

caping carbonio acid gas back into the tankv or receptacle, and venting excess of carbonio acid gas from the bottle or package, are automatically erformed as the carrier supporting the bottles or packages is revolved., The bottles Will be successively charged with carbonio acid gas, filled with the liquid which becomes impregnated to thc degree'required With carbonio acid gas, and the bottle will be sealed against any admission of air thereinto during this filling operation, thus reventing ill effects from the air on the iquid in the bottle or package, and also e ecting a filling of the bottles or packages under aiiequalized pressure of carbonio acid.

gas by Which foaming and Waste of the liqid will be prevented.

hen the pressure ofthe carbonio acid gasV in the chamber 17 of the 'tankor receptacle falls below. the required amount `forfmaintaining the li uidfin the chamber -at a predetermined height coincident With the pressure on thev liquid, the liquid will risel in the chamber above the predetermined height, raising the fioat for the stem of the fioat to open the valve 7 9 Aand 'allow carbonicacid gasto enter thechamber through the port 81 and passage 86, restablishing the normal pressureof theA carbonio acid chamber 17 and restoring the equilibrium vof pressure between the carbon/ie acid gas and thepressure of the liquidsup ly; and with The vliquid sup ly passage,

as in the liquid into the bottle to be charged or iinpregnated With carbonio acid gas and drive bac any excess of carbonio acid gas into the i chamber of the tank or receptacle and vent any excess of carbonio acid gas remaining in the bottle or package after filling, with the result that when `finally removed the. sealedbottles Will contain a sparkling beverage fully charged with carbonio acid gasand Which Will keep in perfect condition until the sealis broken; and in addition, foaming and Waste of the liquid is prevented. ,The term bottle is used in the-sense'of including packages of all kinds, designed or adapted to contain liquid of aerate character.

What I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v

1. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of a fixed standard having a bearing upper end,a filling tank ixcdly attached to the upper end of the standard, means for creating a vacuum in lpthe chamber of the tank, means for supplying carbonio acid gas to the chamber of the tank after the vacuum is established therein,v Ameans for supplying liquid to the chamber of the tank after theadmission of the carbonio acid gas,

said means mounted onthe bearing end of the standard and located and operatin below the filling tank, the bearing end o the standard and the bottle filling means having passages establishing connriunication with the vacuum creating inc-ans and theI tank, for first creating a vacuum in the to be filled, bottle, then admitting carbonio acid gas and then admitting liquid to the to-be filled bottle, substantially as described.

2. In a bottle fillin machine, the combination of a fixfed stan ard having a bearing upper end A,and 'having 'a filling tank for liquid fixe( ly attached'to the upper end of thefstandard, and havin a chaniberfqr containin liquid and car onic acid gas, and. receiving thereinto liquid from the su plyl .in its upper enC a or carbonated a-Lott eiwith liquid, such means locatedand assa eof the standard, means for ling z bonic acid gas under ressuretothe tank n and to thel to-be filled ottle after'the creation of the vacuum in the tank and in the bottle, and means for-supplying liquid from the tank to' the to-be filled bottle after the `admission of carbonio acid .gas to the bottle from the tank, substantially as described.

3. AIn a bottleiilling machine, the combination of a i'ixedstandard having a bearing j upper end and'having in its upper end a liquidsupply passage, alling tank iixedly attached to the upper end'of the standard and having a chamber'for containin liquid l and carbonio acid gas, a tube esta' lishing 4ard, a filling tank communication between lthe liquid supply passage of the standard and the chamber of the lling tank for su plying liquid to the chamber, -ineans for lling a bottle with liquid,said means located andoperating beloW the lling tank, means for first creatin a vacuum in the tank and inthe to-be lille A bottle,means for supplying carbonio acid gas under pressure to tlievtank after creating the vacuum therein, means for supply,-4

ing carbonio acid gas `from the tankto the to-be filled bottle after creating thevacuum in the bottle, and means for supplying liquid from 'the tank to the to-be filled bottle after .jadinittin carbonicacid gas to the bottle, substantiall as described, :4. In a bottle' illlin machine, the combination of a fixed stan ard having abearing u pper end and havng'in the upperend av liquid supplypassage and a passage openV at both ends to the grphery'. of the standL e upper endof the standardA and having a fore first supply chamber for containing liquid and carbonio acid gas, means for su' plying carbonio acid Agas to the chamber o thevtank, means for supplying liquid under .chamber of the tank throug ressure to the the liquid supply passage of the standard, f arvacuum pump, a valve controlled. pipe connecting the vacuum pump with the chamber ofthe tank, lfor creating a vacuum yin the tank -being carbonio acid Vgas and then supplyin iquid to the chamber of the tank,- means or liquid from the tank, said means mounted on the bearingend ofthe standard and lo-l cated below the lilling tank and having therein a passageadapted to vbe broughs into communication with the openen trolle creating a vacuum in passage in the. standard, and'fa valve Vconpipe leading from the vacuum pump to the open-ended passa inthe standard for y e'tof'be illed bottle, substantially as described.

5: in a bottle-sinn machina-the 0mbi nation of a fixed stan upper'end.` and having ard having a bearing y in its upper end a liquid supply passage, a "fillin (tank fxedly to the up r end 'o thelistandard and having a cham r for containing liquid having also jin the `upper enda discharge passage for liquid from the tank anda comly attached to theilling a bottle with the and acorn and lcarbonio acid gas and receiving there- .into liquid from the supply passage of the standard,'gmeans lfor filling ja bottle with liquid from the tank, said means mounted on the bearing end ofthe standard 'and-lo- 70 cated and operating bclowrnthe filling tank,y t

ythe standard having a passage in the upper t end opening at each end to the periphery of the standard and the bottle lling fmeans having a passage adapted tobebroughtinto y ycoimnunication with the openaended passage O15-the standard, a vsvncui'im pump and a valve controlled threelvvay ipe having com -munication with the cham n offtli'e tank .i 80' and with lthe openended passage lin the standard and connected with thevacuum punipifor creating avacuum 4in the chamsubstantially -as described.`1 Y

6. In aV bottle illingmachine, the coin-` bination o a fixed standard havingabean ing. u per end, 1a lling .tank "'lixedly iat` tache to the upper end of thefstandardand Y having a 4chamber for containing liquidand i carbonio acidigas,'means for supplying car- 90 bonic acid as to the chamber of 'the tank, means for ling-a bottle with liquid from the tank, said means mounted on the bearing end of 'the standard andlocated and operating lbelow the filling tank, the standardv ber of the tank and in the to-be .filled bottle,

havinga longitudinal passage dischargin liquid -into the chamber of the'taii'k `an open-ended vacuum creating passage of the standard, substantially as described.

bination of a xed'standard havin a bear- 'inV lpper end, a filling tank'fixedly attache to the u per end of the standard having a cham er lforcontaiiiing liqud'and- I lying car- 120 carbonio acid gas, means for sup bonic .acid s to ther chamber ogtfhe' tank, 'y means for g ab'ottle withy liquid from the tank, said means mounted on the bearingend of the standard and located and operating below the Afillingtank, lthe stand l 12'5 ard havin a `longitudinal-. 'passage disgv charginggliquid into the chamber ofthe tank and having also in they upper end a discharge assage for liquid vfrom thetank p ined eductionand induction ypas- 13o bottle machine, thercoin sage for carbonio acid gas and having alsol a vacuum creating passagropen' at; both ends to the eri'pliery of t e standard, and

` the-bottle ii ing means havin'ga discharge assage for liquid, a combined eduction and. induction passage for carbonlc acid gas and a vacuum creating passage, said several passages in the bottle filling means adapted to" be brought into communlcation with the corresponding passages of the standard, a vacuum 'creating pump in communication with the chamber of the tank and with the open-ended vacuum creating passage of the standard, a 'vent pipe entered into thevtank,

and a ressure regulator on the tank for controlling the admlsslon of carbonic acid gas to the chamber of the tank, substantially -as described. y

y S. In a bottle` filling machine, the combination of a tank having a chamber for containing liquid and carlonic acid gas, a plug entered into the cover of the tank, a

casin .carried by the plug and having a' l of chain er, with' ports therefor in the Wa the casing, a tube for supplying carbonic acid gas to the' chamber of the casing through one of the ports, a valved pipe for supplying carbonio acid gas from the chainber of the 'casing to the chamber ofthe` tank through the other port, the plug having a valve chamber iin communication With a port leading from the chamber of the casing, a. Valve in the valve chamber of the plug controllin fthe ort,a` passage imthe` plug 'leading rom t e" valvechamber, Ia vent'pipe entered" into the tank, `and means actuate by the rise and fall .of the liquid4 in the chamberof ,the -tank for operating the valve, substantially as described. 9. In a bottle filling machine, the comcontainin li uid .and car onic acid asa .Y g a plug "entered into the.cover ofthe tank, a I i ca-sin carried by thev plu and having a cham r with ports there or in .the Wall 40 bination of a tank havin' a chamber foriM of the casing, a tube for supplyin carbonio v acid gas to the chamber of t e casing through one of the ports, a valvedpipe for supplyin carbonic acid gas from the-chamcasmg, a valve in the valve chamber of the plug controlling the port, a assage in the lug leading from the valve c amber, a float ocated and operatin in the chamber ofthe tank, and a stem or the iioat connected "with the valve, for automatically operatin the valve by the riseand fall.- of the liqui in the chamber of the tank, substantially as described.

Witnesses L OSCAR' W. BOND, C. R'Coomi.

ADQLPH SCHNEIDER'. l 

